Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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1999 PARLIAMENT OF THE WORLD'S RELIGIONS IDENTITY
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7
10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 8 The Journey: Fall and Rise of Man Mr. Roy LittleSun Roy LittleSun will describe the cycle of consciousness, which will ignite the memory of oneness from each cell of our Being. He will share how participants can find the beginning and the end within themselves - dissolving illusionary boundaries. This lecture will also explore the Circle of Hearts Medicine Wheel and the Hopi message of peace. Roy LittleSun initiated the Circle of Hearts, and has been traveling around the world to help build it His spiritual quest led to his studies with Titus Quomayumptewa, a Hopi elder and shaman. He has also created several
remonies which activate the wheel and Ollers complementary teachings depending on people's desire for involvement.
10:00 AM–11:00 AM GOOD HOPE ARENA The Promise of Tomorrow in the Meeting of Generations Dadi Janki This lecture calls young people to explore spiritual values that are needed to create a harmonious and powerful tomorrow. The workshop will culminate in an open conversation with two elders, who are role models of a values-based leadership through their own spirituality. One of the founding members of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, IMt. Abu, India. Spiritual teacher from 1971. One of the teachers of wisdom selected to participate in the Rio Earth Summit in 1992.
10:00 AM–12:00 PM IN SCIENCE 3.47 Psychotherapy, Spirituality and the Body Mr. Marc Feitelberg This lecture will explore the essence of depth psychotherapy and the interface between psychotherapy and spirituality. Also explored will be the role of body symptoms as a vehicle for creating meaning and connecting with spirit. Director of the South African College of Applied Psychology and a clinical and organisational practice in Cape Town. He also has a keen interest in alternative ways of working with body symptoms, and adopts a processorientated, Jungian based model in his work with clients and organisations.
10:00 AM–12:00 PM IN SCIENCE 2.73 Lest the Lord that Built the House... Ms. Valerie Morris; Mrs. Judy Bekker With a conscious understanding of letting Life guide their way, two enterprising and brave women invited their friends to build with them an entity of beauty. This deeply ecologically sound old English tradition of house-building is happening in the mountains just 2 1/2 hours outside of Cape Town. The art of cobbing is about re-connecting with a long-forgotten and most basic skill-creating shelter and hand-sculpting a home. Built of clay, sand and straw, this will be more than a "a little mud hut tucked away in the mountains. It will be a place of aesthetic beauty and a fully functioning retreat; it is currently more than halfway complete. This slide presentation with discussion looks at the building process, and highlights the sustainat economy (under R5 000 for materials) of building in this way. Valerie Morris and Judy Bekker are beginning to explore the deeper implications of sustainable living and looking closely at changes that will surely be required in lifestyles, the nature of work, service to community and much more, as the world prepares for the year 2000. This form of building and all the learning the project has provided seemed a natural step for them. Valerie Morris, founder of Renaissance Business Associates in South Africa, brings her total comfortability in the wilderness, love of the land, and spirit of adventure and fun for life into all that she does. She is also a facilitator of large group process and team building in the corporate and organizational arena . Judy Bekker, Director of Renaissance Business Associates, has been a facilitator for 18 years working with youth and adults, both corporately and in the informal sector. Her great loves are people, wilderness and personal development work, particularly Rites of Passage circles
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10:00 AM–11:00 AM IN COMMERCE 1.37 Ramtha and the God Within Dr. J. Gordon Melton; Dr. Micheal Ledwith, Ph.D; Dr. Joseph Dispenza This presentation will include a video demonstration and a panel discussion of the gnosticism inherent in the work of Ramtha the Enlightened One. Dr. J. Gordon Melton will be joined by students of the Ramtha School of Enlightenment to discuss the message of Ramtha. Dr. J. Gordon Melton is the Director of the Institute for the Study of American Religion (Santa Barbara, California) and the research director of the Institute of World Spirituality (Chicago, IL). He is the author of more than 30 books on contemporary religion and is the author/editor of the multi-volume International Directory of the World's Religions, the first volume of which appeared in 1998 Micheal Ledwith was born in Ireland in 1942 and attended university from 1960 to 1971, specializing in philosophy and theology. After completing postgraduate studies, he was appointed lecturer in General Theology in 1971 at Ireland's Maynooth University, and Professor of Systematic Theology in 1976; Ireland's national seminary is also located at Maynooth. He served ten years as the university's President until 1994. His forthcoming book is The Ascent to God: The Soui's Journey Within Dr. Joseph Dispenza has been a student at Ramtha's School of Enlightenment for over ten years. His undergraduate training was at Rutgers University where he majored in biochemistry. He received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Life University. His postgraduate continuing education has been in neurology, neurophysiology, and brain function. Over the course of the last four years, Dr. Dispenza has lectured to the student body at RSE, complementing and validating much of the scientific subject matter Ramtha has discussed relating to consciousness. His forthcoming book is on the subject of genetics, the molecules of emotion, brain anatomy and physiology, and neuroscience.
10:00 AM-11:30 AM IN SCIENCE 3.49 Primal Religions of the World Prof. Gabriel Setiloane In this presentation, Dr. Setiloane will host a dialogue with representatives of other indigenous traditions, enabling both encounter and an exploration of common ground that their traditions share, Mr. Setiloane is a Professor of Religious Studies at University of Cape Town, and was previously a Professor of Religious Studies at University of Botswana. He is currently the Reverend Missionary Secretary to the Swiss Mission in South Africa, and the General Secretary of Youth to the Commission for the All Africa Conference. He is also the author of African Theology - An Introduction.
10:00 AM-12:00 PM IN THEATER 3 Religious Activities of the African Indigenous Churches at the Durban Beaches Prof. GC Oosthuizen This presentation will use video and commentary to illustrate why the Independent/Indigenous/Self-Initiated church is the most dynamic church movement in South Africa. Prof. Oosthuizen will describe the scope of the churches - one of
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